LRB-1767/1
MES:nwn:rs
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
April 14, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Seidel, Bies, Danou, Grigsby,
Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kestell, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., A. Ott,
Petrowski, Spanbauer, Tauchen and Van Akkeren, cosponsored by Senators
Holperin, Decker, Jauch, Lehman, Leibham and Taylor. Referred to
Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB209,1,3
1An Act to amend 59.53 (3) of the statutes;
relating to: authorizing a county to
2provide assistance to a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to
3certain individuals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a county is authorized to operate a relief program for certain
individuals who reside in the county, based on eligibility criteria set by the county.
The county program may provide services, commodities, or money and may contain
a work component. Current law also authorizes a county to appropriate money to
provide emergency energy supplies to individuals or to provide grants to community
action agencies or municipalities to assist individuals with the purchase of such
supplies.
This bill authorizes a county to appropriate money to a nonprofit organization
that provides assistance to low-income individuals or individuals who are victims
of domestic violence and related crimes, and to make payments to such an
organization for its capital and operational expenses.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB209, s. 1
1Section
1. 59.53 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB209,2,82
59.53
(3) Community action and nonprofit agencies. The board may
3appropriate funds for promoting and assisting any community action agency under
4s. 49.265
, and for making payments to a nonprofit organization, as defined in s.
523.197 (4) (a) 1., that has as a substantial purpose providing assistance to
6low-income individuals or individuals who are the victims of domestic violence and
7related crimes. The county may also appropriate money for making payments to
8such a nonprofit organization for its capital and operational expenses.
AB209,2,1010
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2008.
